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Arlington (W. W. Rawson). — Haying has begun and the crop will 

 only be a Hght one. Early market-garden crops have suffered from 

 drought and prices have been low. Later crops promise well with 

 seasonable rains. The season is fully a week earlier than last year. 



Weston (Henry L. Brown). — Gypsy moths are doing some 

 damage. I have not seen a field of Indian corn in town. Haying has 

 begun and new fields are giving a good crop, while old fields are light. 

 There is about the usual acreage of early potatoes and they are looking 

 well. Market-garden crops have given average yields, but prices have 

 been low for most crops. Quantity and price of dairy products the same 

 as last year. Pasturage has been good, but is getting dry. Not much 

 is done in growing small fruits and berries, 



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Haverhill (Eben Webster). — Brown-tail moths, elm leaf beetles, 

 potato bugs and cucumber and squash bugs are doing damage. IncUan 

 corn has been injured by the dry weather and the acreage is rather less 

 than usual. Haying has begun and the crop is less than usual owing to 

 drought. Potatoes are looking well. Yield and price of market- 

 garden crops higher than usual. Dair}- cows are rather lower in price 

 than in former years; price of dair}^ products higher. Cherries and 

 currants are plenty. We have had a severe drought that has hurt 

 fruits and vegetables considerably. 



Groveland (A. S. Longfellow). — There is some damage from 

 gypsy moths, potato bugs and cut worms. Corn is very forward and 

 the acreage is about as usual. Haying has begun with a hght crop. 

 The acreage of potatoes is somewhat increased and they promise well, 

 but need rain. There have been good yields -of early market-garden 

 crops but prices have been low. Pastvu'es are sadly in need of rain. 

 There has been no material change in dairy products from last year, 

 but prices are better than a few years ago. The outlook for small 

 fruits is poor, owing to the drought. 



North Andover (Peter Holt). — Gypsy and brown-tail moth cater- 

 pillars are doing some damage. Corn looks well with about the usual 

 acreage. Haying is fully two weeks earlier than last year and the crop 

 is light. The acreage of potatoes is increased and the crop looks well, 

 man}^ fields being in blossom. All market-garden crops look fairly well 

 and all bring good prices. Dairy products are lower than last year and 

 cows are lower. Feed in pastures has been good up to the present 

 time, but rain is now needed. Strawberries are not a large crop, but 

 bring good prices; raspberries are a failure and blackberries not much 

 better; apples not as plenty as the bloom promised. 



Neiobury (G. W. Adams). — Potato bugs are present as usual. 

 Indian corn is looking poorly as the drought has prevented germina- 

 tion in many cases. A little hay has been cut to save it and the crop 

 will be small. There is about an average acreage of potatoes and they 



